strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
successive generations; successive emperors
to concern; to be related
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
convenient; handy; useful
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to be helpful; to be useful
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
duty; function; office; mission; task
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister